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Knowledge and Liberation: A Treatise on Philosophical Theology (The Institute of Ismaili Studies)
Nasir Khusraw (Edited And Translated By Faquir M. Hunzai)
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paperback. Nasir-i Khusraw was an Ismaili poet and theologian-philosopher of the Fatimid period. This treatise consists of a series of 30 questions and answers, and addresses some of the central theological and philosophical issues of his time, from the creation of the world to human free will. Editor(s): Hunzai, Faquir M.; Kassam, Kutub. Translator(s): Hunzai, Faquir M.; Kassam, Kutub. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; HRAB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Nasir-i Khusraw was a leading Ismaili poet and theologian-philosopher of the Fatimid period whose writings have had a major formative influence on the Ismaili communities of Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. The bulk of his surviving work was produced in exile in a remote mountainous region of Badakhshan where he sought refuge from persecution in his native district of Balkh. This is the first of his doctrinal treatises to be translated into English. Consisting of a series of 30 questions and answers, it addresses some of the central theological and philosophical issues of his time from an Ismaili perspective, ranging ... Read more
Nasir-i Khusraw was a leading Ismaili poet and theologian-philosopher of the Fatimid period whose writings have had a major formative influence on the Ismaili communities of Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. The bulk of his surviving work was produced in exile in a remote mountainous region of Badakhshan where he sought refuge from persecution in his native district of Balkh. This is the first of his doctrinal treatises to be translated into English. Consisting of a series of 30 questions and answers, it addresses some of the central theological and philosophical issues of his time from an Ismaili perspective, ranging ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860644719
SKU
KSG0033319
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